Originally Posted by
swc7916
For most of us non-competitive folks, I believe that a common-sense seat-of-the-pants approach is adequate.
Absolutely. If you want to ride your bike for the fun of it. Then an HRM is certainly not necessary. Maybe not even desireable, (unless you're a gadget junkie and it adds to your fun.)
If you want to train to be faster, its a useful tool, but you do need to know how to use it.